The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-23
AGRICULTURAL,

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AGRICULTURAL,
Keeping Root Crops Over Tioter--Early
W Autumunl Notcs. R
Custom has prompted farmers to keep
the root crops stored in pits outside tho
barn. This plan Ia an excellent ono, as
the room in the barn csllar is not filed 10
OVERLOOKING, and by simply covering with
straw and earthins up the mound nil dan.
ger Of frost will DO avoided. But tho dit.
fculty 10 not that there is danger Of loss,
for M even temperature can easily be
maintained in the heaps. 1t is when the
ground ia frozen hard, and 1t becomes IN.
safe 10 open the mounds, that the farmer
often finds he cannot utilize hiB root crops.
They arc as solidly aud tightly sealed Us
though bound in iron, and not until
the frcet shall begin TO leave the ground
can he make uso Of them. It ia iust as
eesy 10 keep the bsels, carrots and tur-
nipy In tho barn cellar as in mouuda In
the open air. All that is neceGsary is TO
avoid having them thaw zoo suddenly
after having been frozen. There viii
really be no necessity for the frost reach.
ing them ut all II the roots be properly
atored. In l!linoip, where the tempera.
sure sometimes talls as low rs thirty de.
grees below zero, root cropa are stored In
bins in the barn cellar, or even in tho
barn lofs They are packed in dry, clean
earth or eand, no moisture being allowed.
The roots are frs. carefully dug and
cleaned, then permitted to dry in the
ehade. Imperfect or partially decayed
roo.s are thrown out, and tho sound ones
are not permitted to touch each other.
layer Of earth being between each LAYER
Of roota, and tho space bsinp fillsd
also. As coon as winter approaches
the roots are fed, and no difficulty
is experienced in the handling
them, which ID convenience ia yerv cold
weather. There IL no danger to them OK.
cept too much warmth, and q cellar. or
some other cool place, is used in which to
place the b!ns. BY this method the roots
may be- led IN winter, whereas by the
mound system they cannot be used till
late in the spring. I. ia this difficulty Of
conveniently storing and handling root
crops that deters many farmers from grow
ing them extensively. Tho turnip gro Ys
quickly and and 1t eeason OF the year
when tho preasure Of other WORK Ia nearly
over, and larger crops OF them should be
grown. Farmers do not take kindly to
cooking roote, as 1t entails too much labor,
and OF the samo time they are not partial
to the feeding Of frozen roota to stock. BY
giving eome attention to the matter OF
storsge, however, there will be no danger
OF the roots becoming irossn, and, instead
Of cooking them, they can be ellced eud
fed raw, though cooking thom IN winter
would be an advantage. 1
Do not sttemp. 10 use kerosene and
water together, as tho liquido will not
mix. Hence some plants may be sprayed
with pure kerosene, snd others with the
water. II the kerosene DO mixed with
milk or strong eoapBuda, and water then
added, On emulsion may be obtained that
will b. vol mixed. Many plants arc Of.
ten killed by improper lhodes Of making
tho emuleion, too much care in regard to
the use OF kerosene cannot be taken.
Where Tho peach trees have borne bat
little fruit, and the main limbs show evil
dences OF decay, cut them back, 80 as to
allow Of an entire Low growth. Provided
The borer b. not allowed to estapl,ah itseli,
and tho soil be kept clean, the peach tree
will endure any amount Of cutting back.
Wood ashes should be used freely in the
peach orchard, and ground bone applied
once a year. Il, az N
The old straw berry bads produce fruit g
little earlier than do the plants Of tho first
years. growth. The old beds will require
band wedding in the rows II the grass and
weeds are 10 be removed. II this be not
done the seeds Of weeds will be le!! to
grow the next season. Cultivate between
tho rows we'll and train the runners in
close to the rows II thick bed Of plants
be desired. E,' !.5li =: Y z, la
Fowls that are confined in yards and
Kept warm in winter will give batter re-
suits tho entire year than whom allowed to
roam at will. The hens that have free
range will sometimes lay more eggs in
summer than will those that are contiued,
but the hens that are properly cared ior
during tho cold season will lay at time
when the highest prices for. eggs are usu-
ally obtained. VIZ "a 49, .Ei}.,'
It Is much better, when blowing the
ground late in the fall, to leave the ridges
in the rough condition inateal OF harrow
ing, as tho frost will exert more complete
disintegration Of the clods. By late plow-
ing, specially aitor frost, the cntworms
will be destroyed and the land more easily
cross.plowed the following spring. B.
When manure is hauled to the fields
and lett in heaps the rains wash out a
portion Of the soluble matter, and the con-
sequence is that when the crops are grow.
| ing there will be rich spots here and
there, which are unsightly. The manure
should either be epread out when hauled
or remain IN the general heap at the barn.
A driven well can be put down IN sandy
or loose soil OF less cost than 1t takes to
dig and brick up an ordinary we'll, while
the water will be pure and free from de.
cayiug toads and insects. At this season
all opan wells should be thoroughly
cleaned out In order to guard against ami
NAL matter in the water f,l'iE $50
To get currant and gcoaeberry plants
Tor nest year take the trimmings; after
the leavea shall have dropped, end cut
them into lengths Of eight inIheg. 4 Bet
them ont to the top eye, cover with a little
straw after froat and work, them in The
spring. They viii take roo! and produce
Potato vines (which contain . large
quantity Of potssh) should DO carefully
raked up and added to the compost or
manure heap: i in a green condition
they viii Will quickly decompose, and should,